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Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984

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Port health districts and port health authorities

1Any area and any body which immediately before the commencement of this Act was a port health district or a port health authority by virtue of section 5 of the [1936 c. 49.] Public Health Act 1936 (which related to former port sanitary districts and port sanitary authorities) shall continue to be known as and styled a port health district or a port health authority, as the case may be; and any reference in any Act or other document to port sanitary districts or port sanitary authorities shall be construed accordingly.

2(1)No repeal contained in this Act shall affect the validity of any order made under section 2(2) of the Public Health Act 1936, or under section 41 of the [1963 c. 33.] London Government Act 1963, the validity of which was preserved by section 42(4) of the [1982 c. 30.] Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (port health districts and port health authorities).

(2)Without prejudice to any power to vary any such order exercisable by virtue of the application to this Act of any provisions of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978, any power to amend or vary any such order exercisable by virtue of section 42(4) of the said Act of 1982 shall continue to be exercisable notwithstanding any repeal contained in this Act.

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